Wake-Up Weather: Very cold end to the work week, a bit warmer for the weekend

Your sunrise summary of everything you need to know about weather in H-town.

4cast·in·5seconds

A cold, but sunny day.

run·down

Cold air is moving into Houston this morning in the wake of a front, and we should see a general clearing of our skies today. It will remain chilly throughout the day, however, with northerly winds.

With cold air and at least partially clear skies, temperatures on Thursday and Friday mornings should fall to or below the freezing level for most inland areas of the region.

There’s a slight chance of some precipitation to the north of Houston on Thursday, and if this falls at the right time it could come in the form of a wintry mix. However any wintry precipitation that does fall should be light and is unlikely to cause significant issues, say forecasters with the National Weather Service.

Wither the warm-up? Maybe next Tuesday, says the European model. (Weather Bell)

Highs will remain quite chilly on Thursday and Friday, rising only into the low 40s.

Just as it starts to warm up another, albeit weaker, front will approach the area this weekend. Look for highs in the mid- to upper-50s this weekend, lows in the 30s and rain chances near zero. It’s not great, but it will feel better than conditions on Thursday and Friday.

haiku

“51″

Cold air to remain

You know it’s bad when fifties

begin to sound warm

final·fact

On this date in 1986, four tornadoes roared across parts of Waller and Harris counties, according to the National Weather Service. An EF 3 tornado produced significant damage near DW Hooks Airport. The tornado damaged over 300 airplanes and also destroyed 37 out 40 mobile homes at a nearby mobile home park. Two persons were killed and another 49 persons suffered injuries. Damage was estimated at $80 million dollars.